unattempting

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word unattempting. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word unattempting, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say unattempting in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word unattempting you have here. The definition of the word unattempting will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofunattempting, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ attempting.

Adjective

unattempting (not comparable)

  1. Not making an attempt.
    • quoted in 2015, Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill: The Prophet of Truth, 1922–1939
      Garvin added: 'Mind you true tragedy, supreme tragedy are not the worst in life, far from it: the squalid morass of unattempting impotence is the stifling of the soul and hope of man.